One of the biggest issues the Houston Astros have run into during the 2025 MLB regular season is offensive consistency. The team isn’t receiving the kind of production they were expecting from some of their key cogs,

The Yankees have overachieved after losing Juan Soto, and should feel very confident about their chances to win the weak American League. However, to get that elusive World Series trophy, they'll likely need to be active come next month's deadline.

In their first meeting since a 2024 World Series that ended with the Dodgers raising a trophy and the Yankees swallowing instant infamy, both teams followed a similar script in an 8-5 Dodgers win. First came the Yankees runs, then the Dodgers comeback, aided and abetted by New York's miscues.

The Athletic's Tim Britton named Game 7 of the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees as the best MLB game of the 2000s.